Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

Japanmitsuichemicals.com

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projects tracked
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Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. is a Japan-based global chemical manufacturer that develops and produces petrochemicals, basic chemicals, and a wide range of performance and specialty materials. Its portfolio spans polyolefins, phenols and intermediates, elastomers, engineering plastics, functional films and adhesives, nonwovens, ophthalmic lens monomers, agricultural materials, and other fine chemicals used in industrial and consumer applications.

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The company serves markets including automotive and mobility, electronics and ICT, packaging, healthcare and medical, consumer goods, and agriculture. Mitsui Chemicals operates R&D and manufacturing sites across Japan, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, supported by regional subsidiaries such as Mitsui Chemicals Europe and Mitsui Chemicals America. The group also participates in joint ventures in key product areas and pursues technology development aimed at material efficiency, circularity, and lower environmental impact.

Also known as Mitsui Chemicals Europe GmbH, Mitsui Chemicals Europe, Mitsui Chemicals Group, Mitsui Chemicals America Inc., MCI and 4 more.

Projects Mitsui Chemicals is involved in

chemXplore tracks 7 projects involving Mitsui Chemicals, of which 3 are active.

  1. none Announced / Concept
  2. none FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 3 projects Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Besides these 3, the record holds 3 completed projects and 1 cancelled.

Active projects

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The 4 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 7 in chemXplore →

What moved recently

  • June 2026 Mitsui Chemicals Fukuoka Inc. Omuta factory High-Refractive-Index Ophthalmic Lens Material · Under Construction · Japan

Mitsui Chemicals in chemical industry news

5 October 2026
Mitsui Chemicals launches InnoCell P‑Type oxygen‑permeable culture plates

Adherent culture plate with high oxygen permeability, enhanced surface treatment, low autofluorescence and low drug adsorption to improve organoid culture and screening.

17 September 2026
NEDO and partners achieve 85% ammonia co‑firing in naphtha cracking furnace

New ammonia-fired burners enabled a world-class 85% heat-input co‑firing rate in a test naphtha cracking furnace while keeping NOx comparable to current furnaces.

17 August 2026
Mitsui Chemicals completes acquisition of Ultradent

Acquisition closed early; PMI will integrate Ultradent and Kulzer, shift oral-care HQ to the US and target >$40M annual synergies by fiscal 2030.

28 July 2026
Mitsui Chemicals joins CuspAI-led AI Materials Foundry as founding member

Founding-member move ties chemical R&D to a 45+ partner network using CuspAI’s MIRA platform for end-to-end generative‑AI materials discovery.

27 July 2026
Galp 2Q26 results and guidance update

Strong cash generation and higher earnings supported a proposed 10% dividend rise to €0.70/share; Bacalhau ramp-up and a €318m renewables purchase shaped the quarter.

14 July 2026
Mitsui Chemicals to establish MC Dental Holdings America as oral-care global HQ

New US holding will become the global headquarters for the group's oral care business after the Ultradent acquisition; establishment moved up to July 2026.

15 June 2026
Mitsui Chemicals — Developing Dental Materials M&A as a Third Growth Pillar

Acquire Ultradent to build a US dental materials platform, lift L&HC to ¥86bn by FY30 (ROS 17%), and capture whitening growth amid broader specialty-chemicals repositioning.

12 June 2026
Mitsui Chemicals to acquire Ultradent via U.S. holding company

Acquiring Utah-based dental-products maker for $900M; will combine Ultradent with Kulzer, move oral-care HQ to the U.S., and target closing in Sept 2026.

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Partners on its projects

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